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    Unit III Review

    Key Terms and Concepts to Remember


    biological psychology, p.
    77
    neuron, p. 78
    dendrites, p. 78
    axon, p. 78
    myelin [MY-uh-lin] sheath,
    p. 78
    action potential, p. 78
    refractory period, p. 79
    threshold, p. 80
    all-or-none response, p.
    80
    synapse [SIN-aps], p. 80
    neurotransmitters, p. 80
    reuptake, p. 80
    endorphins [en-DOR-fi
    ns], p. 82
    agonist, p. 82
    antagonist, p. 83
    nervous system, p. 86
    central nervous system
    (CNS), p. 86
    peripheral nervous
    system (PNS), p. 86
    nerves, p. 86
    sensory (afferent)
    neurons, p. 86
    motor (efferent) neurons,
    p. 86
    interneurons, p. 87
    somatic nervous system,
    p. 87
    autonomic [aw-tuhNAHM-ik]
    nervous system (ANS), p.
    87
    sympathetic nervous
    system, p. 87
    parasympathetic nervous
    system, p. 87
    refl ex, p. 89

    occipital [ahk-SIP-uh-tuhl]
    lobes,
    p. 105

    endocrine [EN-duh-krin]
    system, p. 90
    hormones, p. 90
    adrenal [ah-DREEN-el]
    glands, p. 91
    pituitary gland, p. 91
    lesion [LEE-zhuhn], p. 94
    electroencephalogram
    (EEG), p. 95
    CT (computed
    tomography) scan, p. 95
    PET (positron emission
    tomography)
    scan, p. 95
    MRI (magnetic resonance
    imaging),
    p. 95
    fMRI (functional MRI), p.
    96
    brainstem, p. 97
    medulla [muh-DUL-uh], p.
    97
    thalamus [THAL-uhmuss], p. 97
    reticular formation, p. 98
    cerebellum [sehr-uh-BELLum], p. 98
    limbic system, p. 98
    amygdala [uh-MIG-duhla], p. 99
    hypothalamus [hi-poTHAL-uhmuss],
    p. 99
    cerebral [seh-REE-bruhl]
    cortex, p. 104
    glial cells (glia), p. 104
    frontal lobes, p. 105
    parietal [puh-RYE-uh-tuhl]
    lobes,
    p. 105

    temporal lobes, p. 1050


    motor cortex, p. 105
    somatosensory cortex, p.
    107
    association areas, p. 109
    plasticity, p. 111
    neurogenesis, p. 112
    corpus callosum [KOR-pus
    kah-LOWsum],
    p. 114
    split brain, p. 114
    consciousness, p. 118
    cognitive neuroscience, p.
    119
    dual processing, p. 120
    behavior genetics, p. 124
    environment, p. 124
    chromosomes, p. 124
    DNA (deoxyribonucleic
    acid), p. 124
    genes, p. 124
    genome, p. 124
    identical twins, p. 125
    fraternal twins, p. 125
    molecular genetics, p.
    129
    heritability, p. 129
    interaction, p. 131
    epigenetics, p. 131
    evolutionary psychology,
    p. 135
    natural selection, p. 135
    mutation, p. 136

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